Insects Feeding
on Gooseberry & Currant
(Ribes spp.)
Insect & Family Names
(Scientific
& Common)
Agrilus aurichalceus *
(Bronze Cane Borer)
Buprestidae (Metallic Wood-boring Beetles)
Psenocerus supernotatus *
(Currant Tip Borer)
Cerambycidae (Long-horned Beetles)
Altica ribis
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Blepharida rhois **
(Sumac Flea Beetle)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Tricholochmaea ribicola
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Pseudanthonomus validus
(no common name)
Curculionidae (Weevils)
Cecidomyia grossulariae ***
(Currant Midge)
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)
Rhopalomyia grossulariae §
(Gooseberry Gall Midge)
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)
Euphranta canadensis ***
(Currant Fruit Fly)
Tephritidae (Fruit Flies)
Metriorrhynchomiris fallax
(no common name)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)
Poecilocapsus lineatus §§
(Four-lined Plant Bug)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)
Taedia colon
(no common name)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)
Cosmopepla lintneriana
(Lintner's Stink Bug)
Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)
Aphis hederae pseudohederae
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)
Aphis mimuli §§§
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)
Aphis neomexicana
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)
Aphis oenotherae
(Evening Primrose Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)
Aphis varians
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)
Cryptomyzus galeopsidis ¶
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)
Cryptomyzus ribis ¶¶
(Red Currant Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)
Hyperomyzus lactucae ¶
(Currant-sowthistle Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)
Hyperomyzus nabali ¶¶¶
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)
Hyperomyzus pallidus ¶
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)
Hyperomyzus ribiellus §§§ ¶
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)
Myzus persicae
(Green Peach Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)
Nasonovia cynosbati
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)
Nasonovia houghtonensis
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)
Nasonovia ribisnigri §§§
(Currant-lettuce Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)
Erythroneura comes
(Grape Leafhopper)
Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers)
Erythroneura kanwakae
(no common name)
Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers)
Aspidiotus circularis »
(no common name)
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)
Diaspidiotus ostreaeformis »
(False San Jose Scale)
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)
Diaspidiotus perniciosus »
(San Jose Scale)
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)
Lepidosaphes ulmi »
(Oystershell Scale)
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)
Melanaspis tenebricosa »
(Gloomy Scale)
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona »
(White Peach Scale)
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)
Janus integer *
(Currant Stem Girdler)
Cephidae (Cephid Sawflies)
Nematus ribesii »»
(Imported Currant Sawfly)
Tenthredinidae (Common Sawflies)
Pristiphora rufipes »»
(no common name)
Tenthredinidae (Common Sawflies)
Spilosoma virginica »»
(Yellow Bear Moth)
Arctiidae (Tiger Moths)
Carposina fernaldana ***
(Currant Fruitworm)
Carposinidae (Fruitworm Moths)
Cepphis armataria
(Scallop Moth)
Geometridae (Geometer Moths)
Macaria ribearia »»
(Currant Spanworm)
Geometridae (Geometer Moths)
Macaria subcessaria
(Barred Macaria)
Geometridae (Geometer Moths)
Xanthotype sospeta
(Crocus Geometer)
Geometridae (Geometer Moths)
Polygonia faunus »»
(Green Comma)
Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Polygonia progne »»
(Gray Comma)
Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Opostega quadristrigella »»»
(no common name)
Opostegidae (Eye-cap Moths)
Opostegoides scioterma *
(no common name)
Opostegidae (Eye-cap Moths)
Hyalophora cecropia »»
(Cecropia Moth)
Saturniidae (Silk Moths)
Synanthedon tipuliformis *
(Currant Borer)
Sesiidae (Clearwing Moths)
* larvae bore through twigs & branches
** larvae & adults feed on foliage
*** larvae feed on fruits, § larvae form bud galls
§§ feeds on leaves, buds, & flowers
§§§ found on young growth
¶ found on leaf undersides
¶¶ forms gall-like swellings on leaves
¶¶¶ found on stems, leaf undersides, & inflorescences
» found on branch & twig bark
»» larvae feed on foliage
»»» larvae mine lining of inner bark
Sources: Cranshaw (2004), Yanega (1996),
Clark et al. (2004), Majka et al. (2007), Felt (1917),
Knight (1941), Rider website (2009),
Blackman & Eastop (2013), Robinson & Bradley (1965),
Pepper (1965), Dmitriev & Dietrich website (2010),
Milne & Milne (1980), Hottes & Frison (1931),
ScaleNet website (2014), Smith (2006),
Covell (1984/2005), Bouseman & Sternburg (2001),
Microleps website (2010), Wagner (2005)
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